The first part of Mark 5 tells Jesus’ encounter with the man possessed by a multitude of demons. The man confronted Jesus, and Jesus confronted the demons. I’m not sure why Jesus gave the demons permission to invade the herd of pigs. By I have a bigger questions; how was this wild man clothed? We don’t know the amount of time that passed from when the demons were cast out until the people of the city came to see what had happened to this cemetery dwelling man. But somewhere the man was given clothing. I presume that the group that accompanied Jesus gave of what they had; an outfit and shoes. They may have even tended his wounds from their supplies. Because Mark mentions that he was in his right mind he must have been carrying on a conversation with Jesus and his followers. In many cases Jesus met the physical needs of the people before he taught them. In this case Jesus addressed an immediate spiritual need, then took care of the physical. The last encounter with this man was when Jesus commissioned him to speak of God’s power and mercy to those who knew him.
It took me about 16 minutes to read this passage.
Stuart
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